A Dutch court ordered the government to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020.

Activists hope that the groundbreaking ruling will now set a worldwide precedent.

The Hague District Court made the ruling in a case brought by a sustainability organisation on behalf of some 900 citizens, claiming that the government has a duty of care to protect its people against looming dangers - including the effects of climate change on this low-lying country.